Rutile from Graves Mountain, Georgia, USA

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A wonderful grouping of bright lustrous sharply formed undamaged rutile crystals coming off matrix. This is in excellent condition.Rutile from Graves Mountain in Lincoln County, Georgia occurs in a large metamorphic deposit that has produced titanium minerals and other species for many years. The locality was worked on a limited scale for rutile and related minerals hosted in quartz rich veins and altered rock within a metamorphic complex. Graves Mountain later became famous among collectors for well formed rutile crystals, often showing reddish brown prismatic forms, along with minerals such as lazulite, kyanite, and pyrophyllite. Today the site is known primarily as a collecting locality where periodic public digs allow collectors to obtain specimens from this classic Georgia mineral occurrence.

Product details

SpeciesRutile

SizeSmall Cabinet

Dimensions6.5 x 5.5 x 5.0 cm

Added on03/11/2026

LocalityUSA, Georgia, Graves Mountain

Current owner

Unknown Owner

Acquired: Oct 2026

Previous owners

Date	Collector	Acquisition price
—	Weinrich Minerals	Not disclosed

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Mineral guide

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sharp tetragonal prisms with mirror luster, diverse twinning, and rutilated quartz; prized for sculptural form, color variety, and display value.

Regional guide

Rutile from Graves Mountain, Georgia, USA

Graves Mountain rutile — Georgia’s renowned locality for large dark red-brown to black twin prisms with mirror luster, prized by collectors for size and form.

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